WA8 5PU maps, stats, and open data

WA8 5PU lies on Penny Lane in Widnes. WA8 5PU is located in the Whiston and Cronton electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Knowsley and the English Parliamentary constituency of St Helens South and Whiston. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - 01J and the police force is Merseyside. This postcode has been in use since July 1995.

WA8 5PU maps

WA8 5PU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
WA8 5PU map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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WA8 5PU geodata

Easting348442
Northing388900
Latitude53.394401
Longitude-2.776789

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 5PU?

StreetPenny Lane
Town/CityWidnes
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWA8
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WA8 5PU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 5PU as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation30m98ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Politics

WardWhiston And Cronton
ConstituencySt Helens South And Whiston

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 5PU

June 2022Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Penny Lane223m
June 2022Other crimeOn or near Penny Lane223m
June 2022Anti-social behaviourOn or near Penny Lane223m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 5PU

Tue Lane (Cronton Road)Cronton360m
Tue Lane (Cronton Road)Cronton380m
Cronton RoadCronton726m
Cronton RoadCronton746m
Alder Lane (Cronton Road)Cronton748m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 5PU

Hough Green Station2.5km
Whiston Station2.5km
Rainhill Station2.6km

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Broadband

Broadband access in WA8 5PU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband0.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 5PU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps100.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps100.0%

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Deprivation

45.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA8 5PU:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WA8 5PU (meters)

Cronton Church Of England Primary School
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Smithy Lane
925m
The Village Store
Food Hygiene Rating: 2 (Improvement Necessary)
1 Hampton Drive
1,026m
Unicorn Inn
Food Hygiene Rating: 2 (Improvement Necessary)
405 Cronton Road
1,094m

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Nearest post box to WA8 5PU

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Blackhorse Post Office18:0012:001,711m
Halsnead Avenue16:3011:302,229m
Beechwood Grove17:1512:003,269m

Nearest sports facilities to WA8 5PU

FacilityDistance
The Pasture
Hall Lane, Widnes
Grass Pitches
1.2km
Blundells Hill Golf Club
Blundells Lane, Rainhill, Prescot
Golf
1.6km
Tower College
Mill Lane, Rainhill, Prescot
Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts
1.8km

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Nearest schools to WA8 5PU

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Cronton Church of England Primary Academy
Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes, WA8 5DF
Primary973m
Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery
Hall Lane, Cronton, Widnes, WA8 5DW
Primary1.2km
All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Hough Green Road, Widnes, WA8 4PG
Primary1.7km

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WA8 5PU ITL and WA8 5PU LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for WA8 5PU:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLDNorth West (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLD7Merseyside
ITL 3 CodeName
TLD71East Merseyside
LAU 1 CodeName
E08000011Knowsley

WA8 5PU census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for WA8 5PU:

CodeName
OAE00032934
LSOAE01006503Knowsley 017D
MSOAE02001343Knowsley 017

Nearest postcodes to WA8 5PU

L35 1QUCronton Road503m
WA8 5PXCronton Road526m
WA8 5PZCronton Road727m
WA8 5HLHoughton Croft813m
WA8 5DGThe Ridgeway842m
WA8 5DQHall Lane900m
WA8 4QALodge Lane907m
WA8 5BUWheatfield Road927m
WA8 5BTSmithy Close927m
WA8 5DFSmithy Lane934m